04-02-2012, 09:56 PM
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Very bright star/planet to the west
Couldn't find an astronomy or related thread...
Anyways, there is an incredibly bright star/planet to the west tonight- not sure if any astronomy buffs might not what it is?
either way, have a peek- especially if you have a telescope.
Last edited by Flabbibulin; 04-02-2012 at 10:06 PM.
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04-02-2012, 09:58 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
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Venus has been very bright in the west after sun-set for about a month or two. Jupiter is the next brightest object not far below Venus.
Mars is over-head in the South East. A bright red object.
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky/
Saturn rises in the East, and will be in opposition mid-month (appearing bigger and brighter than normal).
Last edited by troutman; 04-02-2012 at 10:03 PM.
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04-02-2012, 09:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Venus has been very bright in the west after sun-set for about a month or two. Jupiter is the next brightest object not far below Venus.
Mars is over-head in the East. A bright red object.
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Thanks, hope I don't sound like a goof pointing it out- don't know squat about astronomy and thought it was pretty cool.
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04-02-2012, 09:59 PM
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A Star... Ha ha ha ha ha ha / being a snobby d-bag.
I have a telescope for sale. $50.00 
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04-02-2012, 10:00 PM
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I hear if you stand in front of a mirror and look over your shoulder there is a clear view of Uranus too.
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04-02-2012, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest
A Star... Ha ha ha ha ha ha / being a snobby d-bag.
I have a telescope for sale. $50.00 |
title edited for snobs like you... 
im gonna get you back if anyone ever creates a thread on cardiomyopathy in felines.
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04-02-2012, 10:08 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
cardiomyopathy in felines.
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Nearsighted valve in a cat heart?
Seriously, cats don't have hearts, everyone knows that.
No bones either, no one actually knows what's inside a cat, it's been a great mystery for thousands of years. The only person to every have successfully cornered a cat and caught it with the intention of opening it up vanished when the knife pricked the cats skin. The cat was fine, though it did have a preference for brandy after that.
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04-02-2012, 10:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
Nearsighted valve in a cat heart?
Seriously, cats don't have hearts, everyone knows that.
No bones either, no one actually knows what's inside a cat, it's been a great mystery for thousands of years. The only person to every have successfully cornered a cat and caught it with the intention of opening it up vanished when the knife pricked the cats skin. The cat was fine, though it did have a preference for brandy after that.
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I did a paper in zoology on HCM in felines. poor little buggers. Also did a lot of research on the effect of smoking and various other stimulants in people with Atrial Fibrillation. Now that I have forgotten everything, Im trying to decide how much of my degree was a waste...
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04-02-2012, 10:26 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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That bright light in the sky can only signal the return of dragons.
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04-02-2012, 10:29 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Now that I have forgotten everything, Im trying to decide how much of my degree was a waste...
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Heh, that's when you REALLY know you're getting old.
I still have some of my hardest math texts when I did my degree, not sure why I keep them. I tell myself it's to prove to myself I really am still smart enough to understand them if I wanted to, but it certainly doesn't feel like it when I look through them and feel like I'm looking up the side of a mountain.
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04-02-2012, 10:50 PM
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Norm!
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don't fire, they're on dantooine!!!
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04-02-2012, 10:52 PM
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If you have an iphone get the skyview ap. It is really handy for this kind of thing, you just focus on it with your viewfinder and it will tell you what it is. For non astronomy types like me who are curious but not serious.
lol
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04-02-2012, 10:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by photon
no one actually knows what's inside a cat, it's been a great mystery for thousands of years.
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I hear there are a few restaurants that have have solved that mystery.
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04-03-2012, 01:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flabbibulin
Couldn't find an astronomy or related thread...
Anyways, there is an incredibly bright star/planet to the west tonight- not sure if any astronomy buffs might not what it is?
either way, have a peek- especially if you have a telescope.
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Explanation in a nutshell.
http://www.souledout.org/nightsky/ve...nusphases.html
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